Donna Marie Bilkovic

Dr. Donna Marie Bilkovic

Institution : Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Department : Center for Coastal Resources Management
Expertise : Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Ecology, Fisheries, Land Use, Marine Life, Sea Level Rise, wetlands, coastal resilience, estuarine fish habitat, marine debris, community ecology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency
Research interests : Living shoreline ecosystems, the role of nature-based approaches as estuarine habitat conservation strategies; mutualism between ribbed mussels and cordgrass and the enhancement of nitrogen removal in salt marshes, ecological and economic impacts of derelict fishing gear; habitat connectivity effects on species abundance and distribution; sustainability in Chesapeake Bay shorescapes: climate change, management decisions, and ecological functions
Email : donnab@vims.edu
Web Address : ccrm.vims.edu/